Neville Goddard on Daniel 11:36-39 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 11 in context

Scripture Focus

36And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

37Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

38But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

39Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

Daniel 11:36-39

Biblical Context

Daniel 11:36-39 describes a king who acts by his own will, exalts himself above all gods, and rejects the God of his fathers, while honoring foreign powers and wealth to rule and divvy up lands until the destined end is reached.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel 11:36-39 speaks not of a distant monarch but of a state of consciousness you carry. The king who exalts himself and magnifies above every god is the self-image in you that mistakes will for reality and power for God. The blasphemy against the God of gods is your denial of the I AM within as the sole source of life; the God of forces is the belief that external systems—wealth, status, control—define you. A god whom the fathers knew not points to a newer idol, a dependence on material or temporal power. The passage ends showing such kings reigning only in the dream of separation, while the true Kingdom is the I AM you truly are. By shifting your inner allegiance and reviving the awareness that you reign from within, the outer drama loosens its grip and reality aligns with divine order. Your kingdom begins in consciousness, not in conquest.

Practice This Now

Imaginatively revise the self in this moment: declare I AM as the sole ruler of your life, seating yourself on an inner throne. In quiet stillness, feel the security and sovereignty of awareness filling you, and let external pursuits fade in importance as truth asserts itself.